Gender and the Contest over the Indian Past
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4866420 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy Falk, Nancy Auer Falk (Western Michigan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 309-318 |
| Publication date | 1998-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1006/reli.1998.0140 |
| OpenAlex | W2085383722 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
Feminist scholars in India are among those challenging representations of the Indian past inherited from nineteenth century scholarship. Particularly at stake are the latters’ unilineal model of history, glorification of the Vedic age, and devolutionary portrayals of post-Vedic periods. Images of a lost past where women were educated, free to move about, and respected ritual helpers of their husbands once served as an important rationale for arguments on behalf of women's emancipation. Now, however, the old models are proving to be regressive and divisive, while devaluing aspects of culture that have been women's own creations
CONTEST · Emancipation · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · History · Law · Religion and Society Interactions
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Unspoken Worlds
Wives of the Godking
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2019 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |